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Tsunami Warning Disrupts Local Train Services Along Japan’s Pacific Coast; Operations Suspended on Sections of Lines Including Tokaido, Joban
A tsunami warning issued Wednesday morning following a powerful offshore earthquake near the Kamc...
July 30, 2025
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Tsunami Warning Issued with Estimated Maximum Wave Height at 3 Meters; 1-Meter Tsunami Expected to Reach Tokyo at 11:30 a.m. (UPDATE 3)
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning and advisory for the Pacific coast from ...
July 30, 2025
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JMA Issues a Tsunami Warning for the Pacific Coast, with Estimated Maximum Wave Height 3 Meters (UPDATE2 )
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning and advisory for the Pacific coast from ...
July 30, 2025
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JMA Issues a Tsunami Advisory for the Pacific Coast, with Estimated Maximum Wave Height 1 Meter (UPDATE1 )
The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning, mainly for the Pacific coast, from ...
July 30, 2025
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Survey: 60% of Hidankyo Groups Have ‘Five or Fewer’ Members Able to Speak about Their Experiences
A survey conducted by the Yomiuri Shimbun has found that 60% of prefectural-level A-bomb survivor...
July 29, 2025
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Mass Heron Deaths in Toyama Possibly Caused by Cutting Nesting Trees, Officials Say
The cause of the large number of deaths of herons at Toyama Joshi Park, Toyama City, which has be...
July 29, 2025
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Futuristic Mobility Scooter for Elderly Demonstrated at Osaka Expo; Automated Operation Eyed
OSAKA — An electric mobility scooter was demonstrated at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo in Osaka on T...
July 29, 2025
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Japanese Traditional Confectionary in Peak Production Ahead of Bon Holidays; Colorful Offering to Spirits of Ancestors
Rakugan, colorful Japanese traditional confectionary made from starch and sugar molded into vario...
July 29, 2025
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Typhoon Krosa Approaches Ogasawara Islands, Expected to Linger through Thursday; JMA Warns of High Waves, Strong Winds
Typhoon Krosa, also known as Typhoon No. 9, approached the Ogasawara Islands early on Tuesday. It...
July 29, 2025
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More Public Libraries, Free Books for Children Result of Print Culture Law Supporting Japan’s Reading Environment
This month marks 20 years since the promoting letters and print culture law was enacted and came ...
July 29, 2025
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‘Listen to Hibakusha’ Says Norwegian Nobel Committee Chair during N-Weapons Disarmament Event in Tokyo
Jorgen Watne Frydnes, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, emphasized the importance of li...
July 28, 2025
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Possible Trade Restrictions May Increase Eel Price in Japan; Availability of Summer Delicacy Could Decline
The European Union has proposed making all 19 eel species subject to trade regulations under the ...
July 28, 2025
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Double Typhoons Approaching Japan; One to Okinawa, Another to Ogasawara Islands
Typhoon Co-may, also known as Typhoon No. 8, which had turned into a tropical cyclone, became a t...
July 28, 2025
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Earthquake with Estimated Magnitude of 5.3 Strikes Hokkaido, Japan
A relatively strong earthquake struck the Hokkaido region at around 0:10 p.m. Monday.The magnitud...
July 28, 2025
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Bear Encounters Increasing in Japan’s Urban Areas; 2 Dead in Hokkaido, Iwate Prefectures in July
HAKODATE, Hokkaido / KITAKAMI, Iwate — Bears are increasingly entering human-inhabited areas and ...
July 27, 2025
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